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Investor Accelerator Program
Develop The Skills, Experience, & Network For Breaking Into The VC/PE Industry

• 11 Weeks, Virtual or San Francisco, New York City, and Hong Kong
• Join The Investment Team of VU Venture Partners: Become an Analyst, Associate, Principal, or Venture Partner (for Angels, Emerging Fund Managers, and individuals looking to join as a Partner at a VC/PE fund)
• Learn & Work Alongside Top Performing Investors: 35+ yrs of VC/PE experience, investing $1.8B+ in 250+ companies, with over a 4x+ net cash returns as early investors in Beyond Meat, Facebook, Uber, Twitter, Venmo, etc.
• Develop Your Skills: Deal sourcing, doing due diligence, and investment evaluation
• Gain Broad Experience: Focus on seed through growth stage companies across Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier Tech, Healthcare, and PropTech
• Weekly Partner Meetings: Present your top investment opportunities each week
• Investment Committees: Make and review investment recommendations
• Build A Portfolio & Establish A Track Record: Make ~2-5 investments per quarter (up to 20 investments over 12 months), each targeting a 10x+ return, and co-invest with top-tier investors
• Provide Portfolio Support: Help portfolio companies succeed
• Profit Sharing Agreement: Share in the financial upside on the investments made

Executive Education Classes

• • The VC/PE Masterclass
    The VC/PE Masterclass is an investment intensive course that covers the critical concepts of venture capital and private equity, with a number of case studies and group discussions. Includes ~25 hours of course material, covering 100+ core topics, going over 250+ slides.

Select one of the two VC/PE Masterclass options that works best for your schedule:

• • • Option 1: One Week Live Program
      • Location: Live In-Person (NYC, SF, HK) Or Join Virtually
      • Schedule: 5 Full Days, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm PST / 12-8pm EST / 6pm-12 HKT. See course schedule below.
    • Option 2: Online On-Demand Program
      • Location: Anywhere. All you need is access to the internet to watch the video course content on our platform.
      • Schedule: Anytime. Watch the video course course content on your own schedule and join 8 live Q&A sessions on Wednesday nights (6-7pm PST / 9-10pm EST) / Thursday mornings (9-10am HKT)
  • Global Market Modules
    Learn about investing in Global Markets including:

China, India, SE Asia, Europe, E. Europe, Russia, Middle East, Israel, LatAm, Africa

• • 9 Weeks, One Day Per Week
  • Wednesdays: 3:30-5:30pm PST, 6:30-8:30pm EST / Thursdays: 6:30-8:30am HKT
• Global Investor Trip
  Visit multiple cities in China, and meet with accelerators, VCs, and startups. The Global Investor Trip is in partnership with Accathon Capital.
  • Location: China
  • Time: 10-12 Days
  • Schedule: The VC Cross-Border Trip happens once per quarter, and is during the 12th and 13th week, after the Investor Accelerator

School-reported Student Outcome Data

• Venture University has a powerful investor alumni network of 170+ individuals from around the world.
• VU alums have had a high success rate with >50% getting VC/PE jobs within 12 months of graduating, with roles ranging from Analyst to Partner level, launching their own funds as emerging fund managers, and professionalizing themselves as angel investors and/or family offices.

Candidate Criteria
Individuals that participate in Venture University’s programs include:

• Experienced professionals, with backgrounds such as investment banking, consulting, and corporate development
• Industry experts
• Angel investors & family offices
• Emerging fund managers
• Founders & entrepreneurs
• Current and recent undergraduates and graduate students
• A preference for those that have evidence of extraordinary abilities and a track record of exceptional achievement

Venture University seeks candidates who have:

• A strong level of intellectual curiosity
• A passion for innovation
• Are contrarian and dynamic thinkers
• Have a desire to invest in and work with disruptive companies that are going after the largest market opportunities that exist and building a better future for humanity
• Gone against the odds with spectacular success and/or failure and have learned great lessons
• Have developed an unfair and sustainable competitive advantage
• Created something from nothing through a creative act or business model
• Executed something to a large scale with limited resources in a short period of time
• Uncovered and leveraged secrets within markets
• Built solutions to hard problems

Application
All applications can be completed online.

Tuition

• Investor Accelerator Program
  • $20,000 in-person or $15,000 online
• The VC/PE Masterclass
  • $5,000 in-person or
  • $2,500 online ($1,500 for Undergraduate and MBA students)
• Advanced VC/PE Modules
  • $5,000 in-person
  • $2,500 online ($1,500 for Undergraduate and MBA students)
• Global Market Modules
  • $5,000
• Global Investor Trip
  • $10,000

Financial Aid

Traditional financial aid options are not available for Venture University. However, you may be eligible to pay for tuition through the MentorWorks Income Share Agreement (ISA) program. With an ISA, a student has his or her education supported by an investor, in return for a contract to pay a specified percentage of income for a fixed period of time after graduation.

• ISA payments adjust according to levels of income
• Monthly payments are calculated by applying the student’s income share rate to their total monthly earned income
• ISA obligations can be ended earlier by making early payments as listed in an early payment schedule

Check ISA availability at this or another school.

Income Share Agreements may be issued by Blue Ridge Bank, N.A.